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There is a great deal of speculation and controversy about the strength (power) of 18th century gunpowder (black powder) relative to contemporary black powder. Devices called eprouvettes were developed as early as the 16th century to test the strength of powder (Kempers, 1998). This paper presents historical data about 18th century gunpowder acquired with an eprouvette and data collected with a replica of it using contemporary black powder. I know of no comparative data other than that reported in this stud

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Herman Karl

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EN